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Unknown restaurant

Date
1987-01-01
Physical description
22x18cm folded; 22x35.5 open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Creamed bluepoint oysters with leek custard$8.00
Baked oysters five ways$7.50
Strawberry shrimp$7.40
Green pasta stuffed with smoked trout/tomato sauce w/ mustard, herbs & vermouth$7.00
Cheesecake made with smoked salmon, leeks and truffles/apple wine sauce$8.00
Old fashioned cream of celery soup$4.00
Sea scallops with celery rood and spinach$8.00
Tiny duck burger in puff pastry/onion cream$7.50
Grilled veal and arugula sausage/quince chutney$8.00
Sweet potato fettucini with tomatoes and wild mushrooms$7.50
Pork and apple stir-fry with wild rice$7.00
Prime tenderloin of beefsteak, grilled with fresh thyme$19.95
Sea scallops poached with pear in zinfandel wine$18.50
Duck breast grilled rare/sauce of port wine shallots, cream and pureed dates$19.50
Roast port tenderloin/cranberry glaze$17.00
Boneless breast of capon, stuffed with country ham, two sauces$14.50
Smoked veal sweetbreads/champagne sauce$18.00
Grilled lamb chops/basted red currant sauce$19.50
Veal scallops saute/morel mushrooms$19.50
Baby coho salmon/pinot noir sauce$19.50
Red pepper noodles with lobster, langostino and cream$19.50
Grilled swordfish steak with crawfish butter$19.50
Farm catfish filet, saute with chestnuts$12.75
Roast saddle of rabbit with leeks and rosemary$17.50
Richard's Light Dinner - Each day the chef selects a three-course dinner, low in calories, yet delightfully presented to satisfy everyone concerned with his diet$24.50
A sampler dinner: Chef selects smaller portions of four first courses, four main courses and four desserts (not available Saturdays)$32.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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